242 on the plate fits the car perfectly!!!

was the guy very emotional when it left? got to feel really sorry for him. but im sure he realized he would rather know where it went than to die wandering what happened to it when he was gone???

great car.

Hey, someone caught that! Also, Z for the Fremont Plant code.

Not really, he was ready let it go and had no interest in investing time and money to get it back on the road. He never thought he would still have 52 years later, it just happened.

Thanks for all of the nice comments! I'll try to post some more as bought photos later, I need to resize them all first to post them here.

Factory Pinstripes
 

The pinstripe guy at Fremont that day was a little sloppy...

Engine Compartment
 

Clean oil, good sign.

Misc.
 

Wheels, Tires (second set and have around 20K miles on them), the original wheels & caps (he painted the rim faces black at some point before the mags went on), the original inner air cleaner ring and T-3 sealed beams (looks like the driver's lower was replaced, no lines in the triangle).

Firewall Markings
 

They are faint, but you can make out 223, Black and a large G.

WOW........Time Capsule. :beers: